Russell Brand may not have a Messiah complex, but the sharp-tongued English comedian does have a "Messiah Complex" tour -- and he's bringing it to San Diego.

Brand will perform here Sept. 6 at downtown's Balboa Theatre. His one-man comedy gig will, he promises, find him pondering some of the big questions in life (although not, apparently, his former marriage to pop star Katy Perry).

Questions like: "Would Gandhi be into Apple? Would Che Guevara endorse Madonna? Would Jesus be into Christianity? All great people are flawed; all of us flawed people are capable of greatness and for every identifiable icon there is an anonymous mob of unrecognized bods doing all the admin and heavy lifting. This show looks at the importance of heroes in this age of atheistic disposability. Plus there's sex. Obviously.

"I am going to tour The World (our one, Earth) with 'Messiah Complex,' causing bother and excitement and offering opinions that have not been either solicited or thought through."

Tickets for his Balboa Theatre show are priced at $35 each, plus service charges, which brings the total to $44.90 per seat. They go on sale Friday, at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets, at ticketmaster.com, the venue box office and via phone: (800) 745-3000.